by Michael Robinson | Uvalde Hesperian
The Uvalde County Commissioners Court will be meeting Monday Morning, March 25th, at 10 AM at the Third Floor Courtroom of the Uvalde County Courthouse.
The proceedings will be livestreamed at https://www.youtube.com/@uvaldecountyjudge9535
Commissioners will consider and act on a slate of agenda items including the sale of fireworks for Cinco de Mayo. At the previous Uvalde County Commissioners Court meeting, Commissioners voted to not approve the sale of fireworks for San Jacinto Day citing dry weather conditions despite there being no County Wide Burn Ban in effect.
The following information is provided by the Texas Department of Insurance regarding fireworks sales:
“A retail fireworks permit holder may sell fireworks to the public only during the following periods:
- beginning June 24 and ending at midnight on July 4;
- beginning December 20 and ending at midnight on January 1 of the following year;
- beginning May 1 and ending at midnight on May 5 if the fireworks are sold at a location that is not more than 100 miles from the Texas-Mexico border and is in a county in which the commissioners court of the county has approved the sale of fireworks during the period.
- the commissioners court of a county by order may allow a retail fireworks permit holder to sell fireworks in that county only to the public and only during one or more of the following periods:
- beginning February 25 and ending at midnight on March 2;
- beginning April 16 and ending at midnight on April 21;
- beginning the Wednesday before the last Monday in May and ending at midnight on the last Monday in May; and
- beginning five days before the first day of Diwali and ending at midnight on the last day of Diwali.
For more information, contact: Fire.Marshal@tdi.texas.gov “
The Court will also consider and act on the Texas Association of Counties 2024 Cybersecurity Awareness Training.
See agenda posted below:
